Gating

(Two Guys just playing in the snow)








(A rare woman in our midst)

Gating is what I call when you date guys, but not intentionally, that would be gayting. Anyway, I was musing about this topic the other day and this is exactly what happened to my roommates and me last year. Most weekend nights we subconsciously weighed our options about what we would do. There was always the pressure to go out on dates, but for some reason our cost-benefit intuition kicked in and we decided it would just be better to hang out with each other. I mean, why would we want to go on awkward first dates or spend money on someone else when we knew that we would have guaranteed fun with each other. We spent many a night at the nickel arcade, dollar theaters, or at home watching Jazz games. Some of the best times of my life with my best friends of all time. I think a lot of people subconsciously do this, but I noticed it in my life a lot last year. Having two of my best buds not live with me this year has of course changed my perspective and made it a lot easier to date, visit the sick and elderly (mostly my grandparents), and read of the best books. Having my best friends close around was one of the best times of my entire life, but I realized that the marginal benefits from this lifestyle were small and amount to little in my current life. I would never trade those times, but I am grateful for the position that I now find myself in. Gating can be a good thing and most of the time a fun thing, but I've learned to limit these interactions.


Gaters!!! (Guy daters)

Going on the Record

We all know that T.I. has had a huge year on the charts with "Whatever you like" and "Live your life". These songs are way sweet and I love them both, but I'd like to introduce you all to a song you probably haven't heard yet. Let's just say that the closer T.I. gets to going to jail for a year, the better his songs get. T.I. still thinks all other rappers have success because of him and that he is the King supreme, which right now makes sense because he puts out more music than most everyone else. It has actually been out for a while, but I feel like it is about to take off. He raps more in this new song than any of the others and it has Justin Timberlake as a guest. Hope you enjoy this, it's going to be around for a while . . . Dead and Gone

Wedding formalities

So I just got back from my best friend's wedding and there were some great times to accompany the events that took place. I thoroughly enjoy the Josie extended family and took more time taking pics of them than the actual bride and groom during the day. Anyway, the day started with the ceremony in the morning and as I passed Jesse upon the conclusion of the sealing I kissed him on the cheek much to the chagrin of many present including the sealer. As far as I am concerned it was appropriate for the time and setting. Kelly Josie presided at the ring ceremony and offered one of the best wedding speeches that I have ever beheld. I could not contain my laughter because it was actually so good. He started talking about when rings were introduced in ancient roman times and how the bride and groom would be chained together for a number of days before the wedding to make sure that they could stand each other and how rings symbolized a bill of sale in some cultures. He then moved on to the traditional exchanging of rings, which wasn't popularized until the 13th century. Kelly was at his finest and I really enjoyed his words. We had to leave a little bit early to get back for school and social events, but it was good to see Jesse and Darcy and how happy they were.

Fred taking some pics and creeping a bit.

Riley being the funny kid that he is and doing impressions of some of our old acquaintances.

Holy Matripony (Stang edition)

Well, the day that I have been anticipating for the last few months has finally arrived. The wedding of my best friend Jesse Josie to Darstang. Her real name isn't Darstang by the way. Her name is Darcy and she drives a Mustang, so we put the two together and arrived at the moniker Darstang, it was later shortened to Stang. December 12th these two love birds will get married in the St. George temple. I'm about to drive down with my family to witness the event. There are pictures and stories to come from this outing that I am excited to share. The fact that I should be studying for finals this week makes it all that much better, because I will be able to relax and enjoy the events.